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Thank you for noticing. I had not noticed this before. Is it possible that the rear sights were an option when purchased? I had investigated the source of the engraving and the grips and have not been able to identify by whom or under what circumstances. Therefore the rear sight must have been modified as a total upgrade be the original owner. I do not know this for certain but suspect that this piece was purchased by an officer, modified and then carried on the southwest border since the grips indicate Mexican influence and there is a custom holster that seems to have been made on the southwest border. See photo attached of the holster and original owner info.photo (56) small.jpgphoto (67) small.jpgphoto (66) small.jpg

Thank you for your thoughts. The request for confirmation of authenticity was issued to the requestor in 1989. That might explain the font size or style. Thinking back to that time period, that was a good date range for the appearance of electric or selectric typewriters. I did personally make a call to Colt to verify the letter after I purchased this Colt and they did find a copy of this same letter in their files and date to confirm that request.

Ah yes... I'm just old enough to remember these typewriters. It really doesn't look like a professional font now, but back then "because I can" was a perfectly reasonable explanation for using them. Although actually I just remembered that the librarian I worked for didn't entirely agree.

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.M. Setter

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